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Episode 860

Co-Intelligence: Wharton Professor Ethan Mollick Discusses Entrepreneurship and the Collaboration Between Humans and AI

April 4, 2024
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Ethan Mollick

Associate Professor of Management at The Wharton School; Author of "Co-Intelligence: Living and Working with AI"
Ethan Mollick is an Associate Professor of Management at The Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania where he studies and teaches innovation in entrepreneurship and examines the effects of artificial intelligence on work and education. In addition to his research and teaching, Ethan also leads Wharton Interactive, an initiative to democratize education using games, simulations, and artificial intelligence. Prior to joining academia, Ethan co-founded a startup company and has since transitioned into a role as an advisor to entrepreneurs and other executives as well. His latest book is “Co-Intelligence: Living and Working with AI” which was released on April 2.

Episode Overview

 

860: Artificial intelligence (AI) plays a larger role than ever in every aspect of our lives. From businesses to academia, technology leaders must not only learn how to wield these tools but also how to collaborate with them. In this episode of Technovation, Ethan Mollick, Associate Professor of Management at The Wharton School, discusses insights from his latest book “Co-Intelligence: Living and Working with AI” and focuses the conversation around the dynamic interplay between humans and artificial intelligence. Ethan begins by reflecting on his early entrepreneurship journey during the internet boom and his eventual pivot into academia pioneering educational methods using AI and simulations at Wharton Interactive. He shares his research on the implications of AI on work and creativity, demystifies common myths around entrepreneurship, and provides a glimpse into an AI-driven future of entrepreneurship. Furthermore, Ethan delves into the ‘Four Rules of Co-Intelligence’ explained in his book, talks through the variety of roles that AI can play ranging from a co-founder to a tutor, and emphasizes the importance of a proactive and experiential approach to integrating AI into educational and professional environments citing its potential challenges and opportunities.

Learn more about the book “Co-Intelligence”: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/741805/co-intelligence-by-ethan-mollick/

This interview was recorded in early March 2024.

 

“"The power of AI is in the edges. The people using it for their job, you need to figure a way to incentivize them and capture that... Everyone's already using AI everywhere in your organization. They’re just not telling you about it.""

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